# Prairie oats at tipping point - Grainews

> Seeding delays in Western Canada could shift more acres into oats, which need a short season and minimal inputs. Statistics Canada's first 2017 survey forecast seeded oats area at 3.4 million acres, up 20 per cent, and some merchants expect actual area to rise further if weather stays wet. Oats futures at the Chicago Board of Trade had fallen back from nearby highs.

- Date: 2017-05-17 · published 2017-05-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/8487-prairie-oats-at-tipping-point-grainews
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Extra oat acreage would add supply and pressure prices, but if fields go unseeded the shortfall could trigger a rally. The outcome depends on weather over the coming weeks.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2017-05-17 | [Prairie oats at tipping point - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8488-prairie-oats-at-tipping-point-manitoba-co-operator.md) | +5.0% | +11.2% |
| OATS | 2018-04-27 | [Oats planting set to roll in WA - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65555-oats-planting-set-to-roll-in-wa-grain-central.md) | +2.3% | +10.5% |
| OATS | 2022-07-15 | [North American oats market recovery remains uncertain \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4306-north-american-oats-market-recovery-remains-uncertain-world-grain.md) | -27.6% | -30.5% |
| OATS | 2024-11-07 | [Cutting nitrogen pays off in oats — if it’s drier \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10547-cutting-nitrogen-pays-off-in-oats-if-it-s-drier-the-western-producer.md) | -12.7% | -12.8% |
| OATS | 2023-04-01 | [How are southeastern oats coming along?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36914-how-are-southeastern-oats-coming-along.md) | -6.5% | -19.1% |

## Sources

- farmtario.com: https://farmtario.com/daily/prairie-oats-at-tipping-point/
- country-guide.ca: https://www.country-guide.ca/daily/prairie-oats-at-tipping-point/
- grainews.ca: https://www.grainews.ca/daily/prairie-oats-at-tipping-point/

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